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Wrist Arthroscopy in Athletes

Abstract Arthroscopy is a surgical technique whose indication for wrist injuries has grown in recent years. Athletes are subject to traumatic injury to the wrist due to training overload or the intensity of the activity during competition. The need of a quick return to sports practice makes arthroscopy a...

El deporte en España: una revisión crítica a los años de la “gripe española” (1918-1919)

Educ. fis. deporte; 39 (1), 2020
Problema: en España se hicieron sentir las repercusiones de una coyuntura sociopolítica internacional afectada por eldesenlace de la Primera Guerra Mundial y la inmediata postguerra. En este contexto, el inesperado episodio de la llamada “gripe española”, entre 1918 y 1919,alteró en parte el disc...

Probabilidad de lesión de tren inferior e índice de grasa corporal en talleres deportivos universitarios

El objetivo es verificar si existe relación entre la probabilidad de lesión en extremidades del tren inferior y el índice de grasa corporal en estudiantes que participan de talleres deportivos en la Universidad Adventista de Chile. Participaron 66 alumnos entre las áreas deportivas vo...

Masculinities in sports: the case of rugby

Abstract: This essay aims to question rugby as a mediation practice in attributing meanings to masculinities. Amid the process of civilisation and the suffragette movement, the regulations for that sport, along with the views of masculinity as defended by players have suffered modifications. Rugby has tr...

Projects for curricular enrichment of physical and sports activities in public schools of Portugal

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the genesis of curriculum enrichment projects related to physical and sports activity at public schools in Portugal and to understand their results for the educational community. An interview was conducted with four project coordinators. The projects w...

Sports identity in Chile: a sociocultural and material process influenced by the state and neoliberalism

Abstract: Construction of sports identity is an interesting topic in the field of sociocultural studies of sport. This study analysed identity construction in Chilean athletes in order to gain a deeper understanding on the topic and its associated issues. Our qualitative study involved 17 semi-structured...

The influence of broadcasting rights on sports journalism: a study with journalists on the coverage of the Rio/2016 paralympic games

ABSTRACT: The objective of the investigation was to characterize influences of image and transmission rights in production of news about the Rio/2016 Paralympic Games. This study was qualitative, descriptive, exploratory and inspired by some characteristics of news making studies. We interviewed 15 journ...

"elegant female silhouettes and harmonious male forms": initial historical approaches about women and physical culture in Montevideo

Abstract: In the early 20th century, Uruguay was undergoing important social changes. The country was apparently open to modernizing reforms, in a process of increasing urbanization, secularization and nationalization, especially in the Montevideo area. In this context, a series of policies and intervent...

An update on sparring taekwondo's internal logic

Abstract: This manuscript addresses the internal logic of sparring taekwondo, regulated by the World Taekwondo Federation, to explain motor actions used in competitions. A narrative review was conducted on Google Scholar, Scopus, Web of Science, Ebsco, PubMed, ProQuest, and Dialnet databases, guided by s...

Pedagogia do esporte e educação física: a convergência na busca da autonomia em relação aos significados culturais do esporte

Resumo: Este artigo destaca uma bifurcação no movimento renovador da Educação Física: a corrente mais conhecida questiona a abordagem tradicional no ensino dos esportes quanto à função social da Educação/EF e a reprodução social. Mas é a corrente ancorada nas teorias da aprendizagem (constru...